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Transcript of Fetus Rights VS. Mother's Rights

"Basics of Biology" 5 Characteristics of Life1) Living thing are highly organized

2)All living things have the ability to respond to their environment

3) All living things have as ability to acquire materials and energy

4) All living things have an ability to reproduce

5) All living things have an ability to adaptPro- ChoiceBelief that abortion should be a choice between a woman and her doctorDoes not mean Pro- Abortion Defend the right for women to choose what she wants to do with her bodySupports: "Preventing unwanted pregnancies, reducing abortions, promoting contraceptives, education youth and women, and ensuring that families have resources to raise healthy families.Cases of Conflicts: mother vs fetusSpecial Social Perspectives: Religious Values and Women's valuesConclusionWhy We Chose This TopicThis topic is hotly debated by many individuals. Pro- Choice vs. Pro-Life. Does a fetus have rights? Should a fetus have rights?To better understand other countries laws and ethics on abortion. Protests about abortion happens every year across Canada.Canada vs United StatesIn Canada: In 2010, the latest year on record, 64,641 abortions were performed on Canadian women as reported by hospitals and clinics.In United States: In 2011, approximately 1.06 million abortions took place in the U.S., down from an estimated 1.21 million abortions in 2008ChinaChinese data show that 13 million abortions are performed each year, for an average rate of 35,000 abortions per dayOne-Child Policypregnancy with a second child and any pregnancy without a birth permit is considered "out-of-plan" and therefore illegalEthical DebateAbortion in CanadaIs it legal to have an abortion?How late in a pregnancy can abortion be done?When does human life begin?The moral status of the fetusIs the fetus a person? At what stage in its development does it becomes a person? Conception? 1st trimester? Birth?The rights of the pregnant womanDoes the pregnant woman have the right to decide if she is going to carry the baby to term or not?

Canadian History Regarding Fetus Rights1892: Abortion prohibited along with the sale, distribution and advertising of contraceptives 1969: Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau decriminalizes contraceptives and allows abortion under certain circumstances. 1969: Abortion activist Dr. Morgentaler breaks the law by opening the first abortion clinic.

NURSINGCanadian History Regarding Fetus rights Con't1982: Canada enacts the Charter of Rights and Freedom.1988: The Supreme Court of Canada states that the Abortion Law is unconstitutional and abortion becomes legal.1989: Father has no legal right to say that a woman can't get an abortion.Where we are today!What is AbortionSpontaneous Abortion (or miscarriages) refer to the loss of a fetus due to natural causes before 20 weeks of pregnancy (not due to human intervention)Surgical Abortion: Termination of a pregnancy through surgical tools. ( Examples: surgical aspiration, vacuum abortion, etc).Medical Abortion: Termination of a pregnancy through pharmacological means. ( Examples: methotrexate, misoprostol, ect).

Medical AbortionsSurgical AbortionsUnderstand the EthicsPro-Life Vs Pro- ChoicePro-Life: The belief that a newborn has a right to life, abortion should be illegal.

Pro-Choice: Supporting the right of a woman to decided whether or not to have an abortion." By all the criteria of modern molecular biology, life is present from the moment of conception." Dr. Hymie Gordon, Chairman, Department of Genetics at the Mayo ClinicA Baby's heart starts to form around 5 weeksNobody should have a right to tear a fetus's body into pieces. Effects on the Mother:PsychologicalEmotional Effects of AbortionRegretAngerGuilty feelingShameSense of lonelinessRelationship issuesDepressionEvery woman will have a different experience! 160 times more likely to be admitted to a hospital for psychiatric treatment than women who gave birth following birth or abortion (Elliot Institute, 2011).Physical Effects of AbortionNausea and Vomiting Alcohol useEating DisorderSexual dysfunctionInsomnia Suicidal ThoughtsInfection if surgical abortion.Social Effect of AbortionDoes partner agree with decision?Will you be judged by others, community, family and friends?Negative Effects of Being denied an Abortion EmotionsDomestic ViolencePovertyEmotional Effects of Being Denied an Abortion67% of women denied abortion still wish they would have had the right to chose abortion.Way more stressed than women who were allowed to get an abortion.Domestic Violence If Denied AbortionMore likely to stay in an abusive relationshipIn the last 6 months 7% reported domentic violence ( compared to the 3% in the women who had abortions.More likely to stay connected with the abusive father.Poverty in Women Denied AbortionWomen are statistically more likely to end up " unemployed, on public assistance, and below the poverty line" (Foster, 2012).45% on public assistance67% under the poverty lineOne of the main reasons that women want to abort is based on money!Social Isolation?CNA CODE OF ETHICS"Nurses provide care directed first and foremost toward the health and well-being of the person, family or community in their care "(CNA, 2008 p.10).Promoting JusticePromoting Health and Well Being"Nurses do not engage in any form of lying, punishment or torture or any form of unusual treatment or action that is inhumane or degrading. They refuse to be complicit in such behaviours. They intervene, and they report such behaviours" (CNA, 2008 p.17). CRNBC ProfessionalStandardsKnowledge Based Practice"Sets client-centered priorities when planning and providing care" (CRNBC, 2014, p.11).Ethical Practice "Makes the client the primary concern in providing nursing care" (CRNBC, 2014, p. 18).CNA CODE OF ETHICS"Working with individuals, families, groups, populations and communities to expand the range of health-care choices available, recognizing that some people have limited choices because of social, economic, geographic or other factors that lead to inequities" (CNA, 2008, p. 20Ethical EndeavoursNurses respect the informed decision-making of capable persons, including choice of lifestyles or treatment not conducive to good health (CNA, 2008, p. 12).Promoting and Respecting Informed Decision MakingCRNBC Professional StandardsEthical Practice "Recognizes, respects and promotes the client’s right to be informed and make informed choices" (CRNBC, 2014 p. 18) History Of AbortionMoral Philosophy: Immanuel Kant & Jeremy BenthamHistory of Abortionnurses are involved in many aspects of caring for women seeking, undergoing, and recovering from abortionspre-abortion: general health screenings, counseling or educating women on pregnancy options and abortion procedures,facilitating decision making, and processing paper work such as consent formsmedical abortions: may administer physician-prescribed abortifacient pharmaceuticals to women and provide them with appropriate medication educationsurgical abortion procedures or medically induced labors: attend to patients’ medical needs and be on guard for potential problemsNursing Perspectivesnurses are additional practitioners from whom women are entitled to receive quality abortion care" I want to provide the best care possible to my clients, but how can I support them in a decision with which I disagree?" A pro-life nursing student Although personal beliefs are appropriate guide to personal decision making, they are inappropriate guides to professional practiceBe aware of personal beliefs and biasespersonal attributes that influence perspectives : moral/ethical beliefs, religious affiliation or level of religious observance, previous experience with abortion work, and previous experience with grief and loss nurses’ abortion work is a constant struggle between “attitudes towards” abortion and available ways of “coping with” clinical realitiesabortion work can be emotionally distressing to many nurses, which, in addition to harming nurses, can also influence patient care (self-care is key)women who underwent medical and surgical abortions described both positive and negative experiences with staff: “supportive,positive and informative, cold, negative and ignorant, inducing feelings of shame,sadness, loneliness and uncertainty”Abortion is legal upon request in both Canada and the United States, but the right to abortion has very different foundations in the two countries.United Nations: Abortion Policy in CanadaGrounds on which abortion is permitted

To save the life of the woman: Yes To preserve physical health: Yes To preserve mental health: Yes Rape or incest: Yes Foetal impairment: Yes Economic or social reasons: Yes Available on request: Yes

Philosophical and EthicalConcernsDifficult CasesRight to life?Abortion in self-defenseDisability in the fetusMoral PersonhoodConsistencyFuture like oursResponsibility of the motherMoral certaintyUSA and CHINAPolicy we would like to see..1. After an abortion Abortion Class (Discusses the emotional/physical/ mental effects of an abortion. Teach the importance of contraceptive use and how to use them properly)Get Ready To Debate!1. Providing safe, compassionate, and ethical care2. Promoting health and well being3. Promoting and respecting informed decision making4. Preserving dignity5. Maintaining privacy and confidentiality6. Promoting justice7. Being accountable

The older the mother is the more likely that she will have a miscarriage. By: Jassie, Aman, & StephanieArguments against abortionKilling people is wrongA fetus is a personKilling potential people is wrongKilling beings with "future like ours" is wrongCausing pain is wrongIncreasing tolerance of killing is wrongArguments in favour of abortion (in selected cases)The fetus is not necessarily a 'person' with the right to liveIt is not always wrong to end the life of an innocent person'Potential human beings' don't have rightsThe pregnant woman has moral rights tooWoman dies after abortion request 'refused' at Galway Hospital.Sex-selective abortion: India